Parents Father: NINDE, Daniel Benjamin Mother: COE, Margaret Alice Birth Born on March 17, 1917 in Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN Death Died on June 14, 2007 in Oberlin, Lorain Co., OH Buried in Durham Cemetery in Durham, Stafford Co., NH Marriages KAUFMAN, Nanciann Married on 1943 in Columbus, Franklin Co., OH Children NINDE, Susan NINDE, Michael Coe: February 24, 1950 Notes Occupation: President - Marble Cliff Quarries Military Service: WW2 US Navy 2nd Lieutenant Obituary: Richard Coe Ninde, dearly beloved, died June 14th, 2007, in residence at Kendal at Oberlin surrounded by family and friends. Born March 17, 1917 in Fort Wayne, IN, he was the third son of Daniel and Margaret Coe Ninde. Richard graduated from Andover in 1935, Harvard in 1939, and Harvard Business School in 1941. He served in the U.S. Navy as a second Lieutenant during WWII. Subsequently he worked for many years at Marble Cliff Quarries in Columbus, serving first as Foreman and later as President. Richard married Nanciann Kaufman Ninde in 1943. They enjoyed 63 years together before her death, September 16, 2006. Most of their married life they lived in Columbus. They built a cottage in the Bay of Islands, Ontario, Canada in 1958 and it provided them with many years of pleasure and wood-splitting opportunities. While in Columbus, Richard served on several boards including, Rocky Fork Hunt and Country Club, Children's Hospital, the YMCA, and United Way. Avid philanthropists, he and Nancy were strong supporters of The Columbus Foundation and established The Ninde Scholars in Oberlin to support local students to receive a college education. He is survived by his daughter, Susan Ninde Lanier of Santa Fe, NM and Whitefish Falls, ON, Canada and her children, Sarah Lindley Jefferson and Emma Ward Tresemer; his son, Michael Coe Ninde of Columbus; his nieces, Peg Purcell, Jane Ninde and Mary Margaret Jacques; and his companion, Eleanor Woolman Devereaux of Oberlin. He was predeceased by his brothers, David and Daniel Ninde of Durham, NH. Sources Ohio Deaths: #046081 Images Richard & Nanciann (Kaufman) Ninde